Photographer Ezra Soiferman: "I hope to inspire other artists ... I don’t want to be the only cannabis artist-in-residence — I want to be one of many.”

Considering the historic connection between cannabis and creativity, it was only a matter of time before a cannabusiness and an artist made it official.

In July 2016, Montreal-based filmmaker and photographer Ezra Soiferman became the world’s first cannabis artist-in-residence thanks to Canada’s Tweed–the largest licensed cannabis producer in the country (and currently valued at $1.26 billion on the Toronto Stock Exchange).